Jack has covered the situation.... From the dirt and dust on those flashers, they haven't been used in a decade!! (We used to put them out when we did star parties out at Buckeye Hills, years and years back...) I can survey the condition of those flashers for possible use for the Messier Marathon.... The replacement lantern cells might be a bit expensive... We have never needed anything like that before, at TBird.... I don't know what the Parks Dept. is thinking... You can read a newspaper by the light from Aurorae Phoenicis up there. People are smart enough to bring flashlights to walk in the dark, I think.... We are just "guests" at the Park, let Glendale take care of the traffic and security issues ! By May, the TBird entranceway construction should be completed, hopefully -- again, NOT our "problem"!! This will be our 30th annual spring star party with Glendale, all but perhaps one or two held at Thunderbird Park.... Gene (17250) Jack Jones wrote: >AJ, > >You may have missed the last Board mtg when these were allocated to Gene along >with other club so-called 'junk' to dispose of as he saw fit. The lites do >have nostalgia value I guess, but perhaps the Club should invest in some >light-weight and smaller and less battery-expensive red lights (10,000+-hour >life and not orange like these) that are available these days. I haven't seen >or had to deal with a 6V lantern battery in a long time. > >Jack > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx> >To: <sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:53 AM >Subject: [sac-board] Re: TBird Spring Star Party May 10 > > >Gene, are these yellow that sit on a squarish base and, presumably, blink >red? If so shouldn't they be part of the properties? They work well during >the Messier Marathons marking the entrance or exit between twilight. I'd >like these to be setup for this year's event. > >Clear skies, >aj > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "gene lucas" <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:39 PM >Subject: [sac-board] Re: TBird Spring Star Party May 10 > > >I have the olde SAC blinkers up here in the garage, if somebody wants to >spring for some fresh batteries.... >(6V lantern cells, I think...) Not enough of 'em for a full mile, >however... >Gene >(17250) > >Jack Jones wrote: > > > >>Maybe, if it doesn't affect their budget. I don't know how they plan to >>execute that, it's like a mile. I'm calling her again tomorrow. >>Jack >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx> >>To: <sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:35 PM >>Subject: [sac-board] Re: TBird Spring Star Party May 10 >>Any way of getting them to use red lights? >>Clear Skies >>Rick Tejera >>Editor SACnews >>Saguaro Astronomy Club >>Phoenix, Arizona >>www.saguaroastro.org >>saguaroastro@xxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > >